New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-19
expressed the position OF the party when 1t heartily IN
dOrscd the and condemned the other

uOfsed the one and condemned the "tncr.
PROTECTING TIE BALLOT
fifth bill vetoed BY the Governor was an act 10
amend the registry laws The record of the Two parties
has long been known upon this subject The kcpun'rnh
vent fraudulent and illegal voting and has nmenen S
strengthened them rs time demonstrated theI I pd
The Democratic party Ia, consistently @lp's'u
such legislation at every step and the long lis! :"
upon the balotboN Of which il has been tne % h
shows the why This bill and veto is Only aho"c
entry upon the same record.
IMPROVING TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
sixth bill provided for uniform license 10 tccnr
in the public scoos of the state. Educators "l every
class School Commissioners. principals OF h", ". :
schools, principals OF academies city Super u
schools ana teachers generally were Pa''o,".il,d los,
hnons in favor of tins bill II had peGn
several state superinlcnients OF Inh p" and was
including Democrats a. vel as Relunc,,, '" "rcatIy
believed by all who considered il TO he measure
required higher, better ana more ,
standard OF qualification Tor tie teachers OF our
For reason, However, partisan atach ",s t", "
its defeat wa, Threatened should be 80 amended
as to exclude New-York City and Broohlyn' u WIS
equally high standard with the rest OF thc S',V.
10 permit them To make their own examinations an" IN
this shape passed. TIE negative No''S 80,
u s,iifd Icc,uH" ~! cycn,niion was not complete.
The refused to sign IT, ana gave rs ms "iii
reason this exemption. which his OWN pl ny
had forced INTO the nh rerha' !, = os EXCELLENT
measure hut the Democratic party certainty h,.co,
ON both these hills as on the ohcL, 'n 1oyrrnor
majority in the Legislature was night Inc '''''"''
! and his party were wrong
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONvFNTIoN.
| other IL.
convention TO revise and amend me :,
people having voted last fail, by an oV,Twicl,.eS
majority. in favor Of a convention, II became l''
tive duiy of the present Legislature 10 lI"n, -, nor
holding Of such convention ana or Inc '"Ntl uui !"
init the provision thus made 10 become i"N; -
course was not only required ny lhe sl. er,ndrd
tuition. but sanctioned by precedent ana "
| Govrrnor i'm returning mis- measure without bis AZ
| prevail and thereby determining that no f" n ~
should be heidi seems 10 have been in direct dlHn m
the will 81 the people ana without Pi''c''"' ~ '"'
| history of the state; ..., 800 ,,i .,,,.cct taken
in connection with the vote OF tho people Is i"n'"i
II doe, not admit OF the exercise OF discretion on ne
convention should he held or not That hA pee" ,e
ciicd. aud the Legislature must obey thc decision h
| the number OF delegates Ot which Nuch tohNe"'"'
should be Composed their qualifications ana colP.''
ton the manner of Their election and me leirI",SS
districts which they should represent, Inc ill :" '
m,srn,h"E anu "'",r d in n CONSTITUTION Itself.
Int are LEFT to the discretion of the lHw-nabne power.
he manifested and DECLARED III such statute a. II LEY
choose to enact j.. to AL 1 ai1c oG h vote Of Tie
people imply any instruction. All that j. require. j.
that the cri-liurc should pass come bill making pro
ing ~ II doe directly than amy other bi"h :"
the Government the people Of ali parts 81 ne tat "
can decide an questions pcrniuius To- the subject NOR
acccpidhiy than can any other tIlbui'l, anu ~. So,
questions are therefore wisely l,n io exclusive j"r'
Afrr the Legislature hal acted the hill ra-'cd mus
bc presented to the Go,crnor ut faI reading 81 tnc
language of Article XIII. section p OF the constitution
implies that II D., mandatory upon i'm ~ wei Y- ul"
the Legislature. lie MUST pcfnt -"ln' n' Pr, @ 49,
tcntiun To- hcsor las, and q, lic coud mol give
such permission 3" an> hu cNctH one ln'. ''. i ,
duly passed 10y tir senate ahd A''ri"piy, u i,. !
necessarily that c must reini ihe uiicl'f r " az y
the Legislature A!t irtntI :" become .tN ,
not presented 10 him We air i''itr"t .i'' ' w. Az, ~
other which might more nearly are, Nit.i l' ''. ,
nal opinions lui 3D." !" itrhiNe" W., ''. ,t ,
po4ifi.u .- tho LEGISLATURE would occupy u IL h"' hu
~ . ot nccc,ry cthcr that he shod approve the
lfu presented to him ~ the EXPIRATION "I yen az :
after its pa,-a-t D. would become IN" Nllh"u any
action or the a,'ump''o" %! "nJ re,ion'''"! Oh "''
pat whatever. ,...,.,.., .,. .l..tio, l,.t